French Vocabulary Magazine
Notes on register, verlan, memory, listening, and the words that change meaning with context - from formal vs informal French to spaced repetition and Shadowing.
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- Thematic Vocabulary
French Numbers 100 and Beyond: Cent, Mille, Million
French numbers from 100 to a million: the cent pluralization rule, why mille never takes an s, and how million and milliard work as nouns.
- Thematic Vocabulary
French Numbers 1 to 100: The Full List and the Logic Behind Them
Count in French from 1 to 100: full list with easy phonetics, the logic behind soixante-dix and quatre-vingts, and how to say prices and phone numbers.
- Pronunciation
French open e vs closed e: Pronunciation Guide
Learn the French open /ɛ/ and closed /e/ vowels through spelling patterns, contrast pairs, mouth position, and a practical listening drill.
- Grammar
Du, De la, Des: The French Partitive Article, Fully Explained
Du, de la, de l' and des all mean "some" - but they all collapse to just "de" after a negative. The full partitive article rules with examples.
- Practical French
Essential French Phrases for Travelers, Organized by Situation
The French phrases you'll actually need on a trip - airport, hotel, restaurant, directions, shopping, emergencies - organized by situation, not alphabet.
- Grammar
French Plurals: The Default Rule and Its Exceptions
Most French plurals just add a silent -s - but -eau and -eu words take -x, and -al words become -aux. The complete rule set with examples.
- Greetings & Politeness
French Politeness: The Courtesy Phrases Beyond Please and Thank You
French courtesy phrases for interrupting, offering, accepting and dining politely - plus links to the full please, thank you and sorry guides.
- Grammar
French Possessive Adjectives: The Chart and the Two Rules That Matter
The full mon/ma/mes chart plus the two rules that trip everyone: French possessives agree with the thing owned, and it's mon amie - not ma amie.
- Word Differences
À vs De in French
French à and de express direction, source, possession, purpose, and verb patterns. Learn how the governing word determines the correct preposition.
- Grammar
French Prepositions Explained: à, de, en, dans, chez (Without the Headache)
The French prepositions that matter: à vs de, en vs dans, why it's en France but au Japon, and what chez really means. Rules, tables, examples.
Short notes on French vocabulary with nuance.
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